Traffic jam at city squares goes out of control.

The uncontrolled traffic at busy squares and spots of the city has made the life of the people miserable and due to traffic jams the commuters as well as the drivers and even pedestrians have to wait for hours. The traffic problem becomes more severe during the winter season. Some of the squares and spots where the trffic congestion is a matter of routine are Rehman Baba Square, the Warsak Road, Bacha Khan Square, Dalazak Road near Railway Crossing at Faqirabad, Kohat Road, Ring Road spots at Charsadda Road Crossing and coming down from Motorway towards G T Road, Gulbahar Squarre , Sabzi (vegetable ) market near Shahi Bagh, Hayat Avenue to University Town and Khyber Bazar near Kabli Police Station Square, Mian Iqbal square near Cantonment area. They heavy flow of the traffic remains during the peak hours, in the morning and evening. The Rehman Baba square can be considered a bottle neck as almost all vehicles have to pass through this point . the flow is heavy and the passage is narrow. Even the Malak Saad Flyover could not solve the problem. Interestingly the traffic problem is associated with the traffic police and every Tom Dick and Harry is cursing the traffic police, however several factors are responsible for the traffic problems. Some of them are, lack of traffic awareness in the masses, illegal encroachments, the ignorant drivers, using the short cuts, violation of the traffic rules, the worn and torn roads, and unnecessary speed breakers. At certain spots the traffic runs slow due to broken roads, and the donkey carts at the main roads. The carts are usually run by the young children who do not know the traffic rules. Pushcarts and vendors always always occupy Ashraf Road. Friday is considered as sacred day but it remains the worst day for the people who use the route from Hashtnagri Railway Crossing (Faqirabad) towards Bacha Khan Square or Rehman Baba square to enter or proceed towards Bacha Khan Square, the crowd of the poultry sellers, the pigeon breeders and other workless spectators assembled near the roads and make the life of the passer-by miserable. In the same area in the city vegetable Market (main Sabzi Mandi). It is also creating a lot of problems for the traffic as well as the dwellers of the nearby areas. The present location of the vegetable market is a nuisance for the smooth passage of traffic. It is a great concern that the businessmen, their agents, the wheelbarrows and the horse carts drivers, who bring different stuff of vegetable towards the market remain standing on the main road thus blocking the traffic. The traffic also remains block in front of the Press Club Peshawar near the Cantt Railways station. The obvious reason is the arrival of protest procession in lodges their protest in front of the journalist community. A few month back the authorities on such road had to divert the traffic towards the Mall Road in front of Edwards College, however, now the army officials have blocked all the roads in the cantonment area allowing only the vehicles carrying the cantonment stickers. The civilized nations of the world always abide by the traffic laws of their countries. Due to lack of education and national characters, the people are not following rules. As far as the space on some of the roads is concern, is quite spacious, their problem is created due to mismanagement. Through effective management the traffic problem can be solved.